Shipping Information

Free Shipping on Orders $40+ VIA USPS Priority Mail

AlgaeBarn, LLC offers promotional free shipping on all purchases (excluding items that require overnight shipping such as live fish, live clams, or frozen foods) that subtotal exceeds $40 (not including taxes or fees) and the delivery address is located inside the continental United States of America.
Typically, we ship with USPS Priority Mail. This service tends to take 1-3 days for delivery and may depend on locality. Certain orders may be shipped through FEDEX or UPS when we determine necessary.

$7 Upgrade to UPS 2nd Day Air on Orders $40+

Due to popular demand, we are now offering a significantly discounted UPS 2nd Day Air Guaranteed option. This option is priced at $7 and is available for orders $40+ and with delivery addresses in the continental United States (sorry AK and PR!).
Orders that include sumps or live rock are not eligible. If you choose this option with these items in the cart, it will delay your order and possibly result in order cancelation and refunding.

Weekly Shipping Schedule

Highest Quality

To ensure that you receive the freshest, highest quality product, we generally harvest and package the items the same day we ship them. To minimize the possibility of the product being delayed over the weekend, we ship our products Monday - Wednesday. Don't worry though, if an unforseen shipping delay occurs, we still guarantee it, even if it is the carriers fault!

Orders Placed on

Monday

Before 8AM MST

SHIPS SAME DAY

After 8AM MST

SHIPS NEXT DAY

Tuesday

Before Noon MST

SHIPS SAME DAY

After Noon MST

SHIPS NEXT DAY

Wednesday

Before Noon MST

SHIPS SAME DAY

After Noon MST

SHIPS NEXT Monday

Thursday - Sunday

SHIPS NEXT MONDAY

Alive on Arrival Guarantee

We Guarantee every order we ship to 100% Alive on Arrival - regardless of shipping option!

Our Guarantee

We take the worry out of buying Live Copepods, Phytoplankton, Macroalgae, Inverts, and Captive bred Fish online by going above and beyond to take care of our customers.
That's why we guarantee every order we ship to be 100% Alive on Arrival or we will replace it free of charge. Hooray! We'll even cover the shipping on the replacement no matter which service you chose. Double Hooray!

About Our Policy

When your order arrives, be sure and inspect the contents to ensure everything is looking alive and well before you add them to your tank. Do not put our live copepods in the fridge.
We'll give you 12 hours after delivery to let us know if there is a problem. This should give you plenty of time to inspect the product and make sure you are completely satisfied.

"We will take care of you and make it right!"

If, for any reason, you decide that something isn't quite ultra grade, simply snap a photo of the unopened item(s) that you would like replaced. Be sure to get the barcode label on the product in the photo. After that, visit www.algaebarn.com/claims and submit the form.
We'll review the photo and have a replacement out to you faster than a six-line wrasse at feeding time. Once your replacement order is processed, we'll send you a brand new tracking number automatically. That's it! Pretty simple, right?

Give your tank the love it deserves and order with confidence - AlgaeBarn has your back!

Hair Algae Killer Kit

Conquer Hair Algae

Easy to use Kit

Hair algae is one of the most feared pests in the reef aquarium. Don’t stand alone against this threat; use the Hair Algae Killer Kit, which includes a pincushion sea urchin, cerith snails and lots of pods and phyto!

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Protect Your Valuable Corals

Maybe we all lose our breath for a second after seeing that first patch of Hair Algae. Aside from being really ugly, it can overgrow and smother corals and other small, sessile invertebrates. And, it can be pretty hard to completely get rid of. Could the answer to this problem be as simple as adding the hair algae killer kit, that naturally keep reefs free of this green pestilence?
On most reef environments, the principle benthic algal grazers are diverse invertebrates of varying sizes. The bulldozers of the reef herbivores are the sea urchins. Many experiments have demonstrated the importance of sea urchins in keeping corals from becoming overgrown. Of course, when it comes to algae-eaters, gastropod mollusks certainly also come to mind. Different types of snail appear to prefer different types of algae; however, some snails, such as Trochus Snails, really seem to love hair algae. And then there are the copepods--probably the most important algivores on Earth!
For hair algae in captive marine systems, biological control is the best control. The best kind of biological control is the kind that burns your hair algae from both ends! For this, you need a select group of special herbivores and algal competitors. These you will find in the Hair Algae Killer Kit.
This unique package includes an array of captive-bred, hair algae-munching species including:

The pincushion sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus).

The Trochus snail

Three copepod species (Tigriopus californica, Tisbe biminiensis and Apocyclops panamensis).

Despite being so effective at eradicating hair algae turfs, the species included in the Hair Algae Killer Kit have additional benefits each of their own. The pin cushion is a beautiful and fascinating display creature. In addition to mowing down your hated patches, the Trochus snails will be happy to also mop up some of your detritus. The pods and phyto attack hair algae from lower in the food chain. The copepods, as they eat algae, detritus and cyano, grow up to ultimately become a nutritious food source for mandarins, corals, etc. The phyto competes with the hair algae by taking up dissolved nutrients until these nutritious planktonic algae are ultimately consumed by your hungry pods, corals and clams.
See below for more information.

Benefits of Aquacultured Hair Algae Eaters

Aquacultured invertbrates offer a huge advantage over wild-caught specimens. For example, when bred and raised under captive conditions, they adjust more easily to aquarium life. They are also much less likely to carry disease. Even more, aquacultured specimens can better tolerate shipping stress. By purchasing the hair algae killer kit, you support the preservation of marine ecosystems and help to make our hobby more sustainable!

100% Alive on Arrival (AoA) Guarantee

We guarantee that every item sold in the Hair Algae Killer Kit will be Alive On Arrival and in good health. Should it arrive in any other state, we will either replace it free of charge (including shipping) or issue store credit if the total livestock loss is less than $40. For more information, please also visit our 100% Alive On Arrival Guarantee page.

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Three Steps To Reduce Aquarium Food Waste

Keeping a saltwater aquarium clean is no easy task. Regardless of filtration methods or water change routines, this is especially difficult when the tank is jam-packed full of hungry corals and fish. In short, it’s very hard to not overfeed. Yes, we hear it all the time: If you’ve got algae, cloudy water, or detritus …

In today’s trying times, we understand that it can be difficult to have the peace and serenity that saltwater aquariums bring when there is crisis and craziness around what seems to be every corner. We see our nation’s heroes continuously going above and beyond for everyone, every day, and we could not be more thankful. …

When purchasing live foods for your tank, many people simply take the shop employee’s advice when handed a jar of unidentified copepods for their reef tank. Most do not research into the different species of copepods, we just understand that they are a major element of our clean up crews and that our fish love …

Our Guarantee

We take the worry out of buying Live Copepods, Phytoplankton, Inverts, and Captive Bred Fish online by going above and beyond to take care of our customers. That’s why we guarantee every order we ship will be 100% Alive On Arrival or we will replace it free of charge. Booya. We’ll even cover the shipping on the replacement no matter which service you choose. Double Booya.

About our policy: When your order arrives, be sure and inspect the contents to ensure everything is looking alive and well before you add them to your tank or put them in the fridge. We’ll give you 12 hours after delivery to make sure you are completely satisfied.

“We will take care of you and make it right”

If for any reason you decide something isn’t quite ultra grade, simply snap a photo of the unopened item(s) you would like replaced. Be sure to get the expiration date on the back label in the photo. After that, visit www.algaebarn.com/claims and submit the form. We’ll review the photo and have a replacement out to you faster than a six-line wrasse at feeding time.

Captive Bred Fish: We guarantee every Live Fish we ship to be 100% Alive On Arrival and we also offer a 7-day health guarantee on all Live Captive Bred Fish. In the event that your fish arrives DOA (Dead On Arrival), simply take a photo of the fish in the unopened bag/jar within 2 hours after delivery and visit www.algaebarn.com/claims to submit the form. If the fish is DOA, we will offer you a choice of either a full refund or a free replacement, including the shipping cost. If the fish expires from natural causes (this does not include being killed by tank mates, jumping out of the aquarium, being acclimated to the wrong environment, not being fed the recommended foods) within 7 days after delivery, just provide a picture of the expired fish and we will offer you a free replacement, however, you must pay for shipping, or a refund, less the shipping cost. We can offer this industry leading guarantee on all of our live fish because Captive Bred fish are generally healthier and hardier than their wild-caught counterparts!

Invertebrates: We guarantee every invertebrate (Invert) we ship to be 100% Alive On Arrival. In the event that your inverts arrive DOA, simply take photos of the DOA items within 2 hours of delivery and visit www.algaebarn.com/claims to submit the form. We will review the photos and issue store credit for any DOA Inverts!

Once your replacement order is processed, we’ll send you a brand new tracking number automatically. Thats it, pretty simple right?

So start giving your tank the love it deserves and order with confidence knowing that AlgaeBarn has your back.